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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.
Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Watch some Good Eats with Alton Brown, he talks a lot about the chemistry involved in cooking
J Kenji Lopez too.
Also a core concept in the novel/AppleTV series Lessons In Chemistry:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lessons_in_Chemistry
That's what I was going to say :)
Legit, I was a passable cook before good eats. After watching it for a while, not only did it give me a bit of passion for cooking, but I got good at it. Then serious eats came along and helped me refine some more. Once you start thinking of cooking and baking as controlled chemical reactions, it makes things easier to grasp.
Gives you not only the how but the why, which just opens up a bunch of other learning types for cooking.